Writer and creative director Roye Okupe's graphic novel and animated feature film, EXO: The Legend of Wale Williams, is set in a futuristic Lagos.
Nigerian writer and creative director Roye Okupe has launched his debut graphic novel EXO: The Legend of Wale Williams, based on a superhero from Nigeria.
NOTE: The current animation is WORK IN PROGRESS(previs) and does not reflect the quality of the final product. "An impetuous young man inherits a suit with super powers after his father goes missing, a suit he now uses to battle persistent terror attacks by a sociopathic extremist." EXO is a superhero story told within a futuristic Nigerian/African setting. Before it is produced as a 2D animated feature, the product will be released as a graphic novel. This video contains a brief compilation of see more »
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